Question

【题目】In Australia there is a famous island called Fraser Island. A great many visitors come here for holidays every year. Why? The reason is that it is special. (56) 【1】. In fact, it is the largest sand island in the world. It’s about 200 kilometers long and 240 kilometers wide.

Though the island is a popular place of interest, there is no airport on the island. The long beach along the east coast works as the airport. (57) 【2】.

On the island there are sand hills without any plants, but there are forests with old trees, beautiful flowers and over a hundred lakes, too. (58) 【3】.

Every year, visitors come to enjoy the island’s natural beauty. People like camping and hiking there. (59) 【4】. Animals were killed for food and this made them in danger of extinction（灭绝）. They threw rubbish everywhere, and the lakes were seriously polluted.

(60) 【5】. Rules have been set up. For example, visitors are not allowed to use motorboats（摩托艇）or go fishing in the lakes, and they mustn’t leave any rubbish.

A. Planes arrive and leave from here

B. Anyone who breaks the rules will be punished

C. The island is completely made of sand

D. Unluckily, visitors have caused many problems

E. Many kinds of birds and animals live in the forest

F. So it is time to protect the environment of the island

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】E

【4】D

【5】F

【解析】本文主要介绍了澳大利亚的弗雷泽沙岛的一些情况。

【1】句意：这个岛完全是用沙子建造的。根据下文内容In fact, it is the largest sand island in the world. （事实上，它是世界上最大的沙岛。）结合句意和语境可知选C。

【2】句意：飞机在这里起降。根据上文The long beach along the east coast works as the airport.（沿东海岸的长滩作为机场）结合句意和语境可知选A。

【3】句意：森林里有许多种类的鸟和动物。根据上文but there are forests with old trees, beautiful flowers and over a hundred lakes, too.（但是这里有数片森林，森林有古老的树木，美丽的花朵和超过一百个湖泊。）结合句意和语境可知选E。

【4】句意：不幸地是，游客已经制造了很多麻烦。根据下文Animals were killed for food and this made them in danger of extinction (灭绝). They threw rubbish everywhere, and the lakes were seriously polluted.（动物被杀死当作食品，这使他们处于濒临灭绝。他们到处乱扔垃圾，湖泊受到严重污染。）结合句意和语境可知选D。

【5】句意：所以到了保护海岛环境的时候了。根据上文Animals were killed for food and this made them in danger of extinction (灭绝). They threw rubbish everywhere, and the lakes were seriously polluted.（动物被杀死当作食品，这使他们处于濒临灭绝。他们到处乱扔垃圾，湖泊受到严重污染。）和下文Rules have been set up.（已经制定了规则。）结合句意和语境可知选F